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July ITE Journal
September 2007
Vol. 77 (9)

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President’s Message
By Earl E. Newman, P.E., PTOE (F)

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Safe Routes to School: Roles and Resources for Transportation Professionals
By Lauren Marchetti, Katy Jones and Nancy Pullen-Seufert

This feature describes the resources and tools developed by the National Center for Safe Routes to School. ITE’s role as a partner and ways that ITE members can get involved in this program are described.

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Creating a Citywide Safe Routes to School Program: Pasadena, CA, USA’s Step-by-Step Approach
By Richard Yee, P.E., PTOE, David Parisi, P.E., T.E. and Brett Hondorp

The City of Pasadena, CA, USA, initiated development of a comprehensive SRTS program to develop suggested route maps for schools; prepare new school area traffic control plans; and identify potential student pedestrian and mobility enhancement projects.

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ITE Technical Committee TENC-105-01: School Site Planning, Design and Transportation
By Michael J. Cynecki, P.E. and Russell G. Brownlee, P.Eng.

ITE Technical Committee TENC-105-01 was established to identify guidelines or best practices for school site planning, design and transportation facilities.

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Safe Routes to School: Bringing Together Transportation and Public Health
By Sarah Levin Martin, Ph.D., Nancy Pullen-Seufert and Refilwe Moeti

Federal legislation calls for a comprehensive SRTS program. SRTS programs are more likely to succeed when transportation and public health professionals work collaboratively.

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ITE Report Summary: Guidelines for the Design and Application of Speed Humps: An ITE Proposed Recommended Practice

This report provides updated state-of-the-practice guidance for the design and application of speed humps, one of several geometric design techniques to control vehicular traffic speeds along a roadway.

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Operational Effects of U-Turns on Four-Lane Divided Roadways
By Pan Liu, Ph.D., Jian John Lu, Ph.D., P.E. and Gary Sokolow

This study evaluated the operational effects of U-turns on four-lane divided roadways where drivers sometimes have limited physical space to make U-turns.


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33 ITE Bookstore
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A street in downtown Singapore. Photograph © istockphoto.com/Yong Hian Lim.


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